How incident response plans involve remote working strategies An incident response plan is a normal, routine part of good IT security and cyber defense. It entails precisely as it sounds: proceeding with a plan in the face of intrusion or other malicious activity. However, today’s cyber environments are quite different. Mainly because – you guessed […]

Making remote productivity work for you We’re in a new age of working environments – literally. Remote working, while not a new concept, has grown in popularity as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. And even with the deployment of vaccinations and a rise in wide-scale immunizations, a return to “normal” is a thing of

Refreshing yourself on phishing tactics Though we discuss the dangerous nature of phishing scams on Bytagig a lot, it’s time again to take a fresh look at social engineering schemes for the upcoming year (and beyond). Phishing attacks have existed since the earliest days of the internet. When emails could be used to confuse and

The post Colonial Pipeline attack jumpstarts additional decisions The impact of the Colonial Pipeline network breach will have farther reaching consequences beyond temporary fuel shortages. Highlighting vulnerabilities within critical infrastructure networks, new rules will be set in place to protect them from additional attacks. This, in turn, will signal how future cybersecurity policies will be

A bright future market In this day and age, everyone wants solid job security. But changing markets and a different tech-driven environment are shaping what expectations will be. What once was reliable, may not be in the future. However, there is one growing constant that’s been stable for several years, and it will remain that

After the Colonial Pipeline, changes are on the horizon The Colonial Pipeline attack has encouraged stricter action on cybersecurity standards for the United States. The primary goal is to boost standards and transparency regarding cybersecurity attacks while also addressing budgetary concerns. Additional funding for national cybersecurity could absolutely be beneficial, though not without addressing the

The roles of today’s managed service provider These days, the IT and cyber environment look a whole lot different. After the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses were forced (and still are) to adopt remote working solutions to remain competitive in the modern, digitally-driven world.  Naturally, this rapid adoption has led to lapses in cybersecurity infrastructure, among things,

Will smart cars present a danger to your organization? You know the IoT, the internet of things? It’s where machines, devices, and systems interact with a network environment for “smart” features, a customized approach to a user’s specific interests. Smart devices come in a variety of shapes and sizes, from IoT based machine assistants to

Origins of social engineering scams create helpful red flags There are ways to fight back against phishing schemes and social engineering by taking advantage of knowledge. In other words, understanding the origin point of phishing emails creates a virtual “double-take” which assists in detecting them early. Security experts at Barracuda, in tandem with Columbia University,